Cliff's magic shines

At 64, the legendary Jimmy Cliff is still a more powerful a performer than almost
any act out there. He hit the Briggs stage joyfully dancing and spinning like an
incoming storm. His energy infected not only the audience but also everyone passing
by the stage area, all of whom seemed to break into dance as they walked by.

Cliff became famous in his Jamaican homeland at a young age and quickly gained
international fame with his socially conscious reggae songs like "Wonderful World,
Beautiful People" and "Vietnam" in the late 1960's. In recent years, Cliff has
teamed up with punk icon Tim Armstrong (Rancid and Operation Ivy) who produced his
upcoming album REBIRTH scheduled for release July 17th.

Cliff performed a lively set consisting of many favorite originals including "The
Harder They Come," "You Can Get It If You Really Want," and "Vietnam" which he
updated to Afghanistan along with his hit covers of Cat Steven's "Wild World" and
Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now." He gave the audience a preview of his new
work with "One More," in which he declares "I got one more shot at the goal/Straight
from my soul/I'm in control." His performance was a highlight of this year's fest
and proved that thankfully he has a lot more than one more left to give us.